New Rochelle Newswire

She is survived by her husband Paul whom she married on August 31, 1963; her children Paul A. DeBartolo and Tracy A. Evangelista; her grandchildren: Alexa, Ashley, Brianna and Sarah and her sisters Antoinetta Colucci and Concetta Maietta. Visiting hours will be Sunday 4-8pm at Lloyd Maxcy & Sons Beauchamp Chapel, 16 Shea Pl, New Rochelle.
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Dr. Hugh Jerome Scott, former Dean of the School of Education at Hunter College in New York City and Superintendent of Public Schools of Washington, DC, passed away the morning of July 16th, 2016 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, NY. He was a 41 year resident of New Rochelle, NY and active member of the community until his death.
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New Rochelle firefighters feel fortunate that the call came in quickly for a fire at 215 Union Avenue in New Rochelle. Captain Martin Gotte, an Acting Deputy Chief, said that upon arrival firefighters encountered smoke coming from three different sides of the structure.
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Police were called to an apartment building in downtown New Rochelle this morning based on an erroneous report that a tenant of the building was in a hallway with a weapon. After a 3-hour standoff, police opted to diffuse the situation by leaving the scene with the man still in his apartment.
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County Executive Robert P. Astorino will join in honoring the achievements of 58 senior citizens from throughout Westchester at the 34th Annual Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon on Friday, December 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. This year's program, one of the largest to date, names dedicated veteran and Yonkers resident Jack Lotz as Top Honoree.
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In continuation of an annual tradition and to promote holiday shopping in New Rochelle, the City will offer two hours of free holiday parking in certain municipal lots. Free two-hour holiday parking in municipal lots will be in effect from 9 am to 9 pm beginning Thursday, December 1 through Saturday, December 31. Normal parking regulations will resume on Monday, January 2, 2017.
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Joyce Ann Perone, of New Rochelle, passed away July 17, 2016, at age 70. She was born November 30, 1945 to Charles & Antoinette Perone. Joyce worked as an Administrative Assistant for State Farm Insurance in New Rochelle.
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Harry was born on October 1, 1921 in Yonkers to Dimitri and Anna Welgos Patz and was raised and educated in Yonkers, graduating from Yonkers High School in 1939. He joined the U.S. Army on July 31st, 1942 and served 38 months, including 31 months in the southwest Pacific Theatre of Operations, mostly with the 91st Chemical Mortar Company, involved in the invasions of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Leyte in the Philippine Islands.
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The College of New Rochelle Men's Swim Team dropped a pair of meets against York College and Queens College. Going into the final 200 yd free relay, CNR trailed York by six points, needing a win to pull out the team victory.
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The College of New Rochelle women's swimming split their last home tri-meet of the semester by beating York College 128-45, while suffering a close loss, 97-84, against Division II, Queens College. Freshmen Chloe Wang touched the wall first in a Season's best time in the 100yd Breaststroke.
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The City of New Rochelle has selected Marino, a strategic communications firm with significant expertise in promoting economic development initiatives throughout the greater New York area, to advance the City's business expansion and economic development goals and programs. The New York City-based agency was chosen through a competitive request for proposals process that began in June and attracted proposals from a wide range of public relations agencies from across the region.
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For the second straight game, freshmen Elijah Harris led the upstart College of New Rochelle men's basketball team pumping in a team-high 18 points against SUNY Geneseo in the consolation game of the Penn State Harrisburg Tip Off Tournament Sunday afternoon. But, it would not be enough as the Knights downed CNR 86-74 to move to 2-1 on the young season.
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The Ursuline School is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a $50,000 matching grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation for the further expansion of our Global Education & Serviam Program. "We are extremely pleased that the .E.E Ford Foundation specifically noted the thoughtful direction our school is taking and our extraordinary stewardship," said President Eileen Davidson.
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The College of New Rochelle Men's Basketball team officially took to the court for the first time in program history Saturday afternoon against the hosts of the Penn State Harrisburg Tip-Off tournament. And after holding a 32-30 halftime lead, the Blue Angels looked to spoil the home team's opener.
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